Category: News

Tanla Platforms appoints TRAI veteran Sunil Bajpai as Chief Trust Officer

Tanla Platforms Limited, a CPaaS provider, announced the appointment of Sunil Bajpai as its Chief Trust Officer, effective 19th May 2022. Sunil Bajpai joins the company after working with Government of India for over 30 years, including in Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), where he served as Principal Advisor. At Tanla, he will now…

Internshala raises Series A funding from LC Nueva Investment Partners & others

Internshala, a career tech platform for college students, raised an undisclosed amount in the Series A funding round from LC Nueva Investment Partners that raised the investment through their venture capital fund – LC Nueva Alternative Investment Fund (AIF). Vijay Datt, Founder, Promoter, and CEO of Citadel Management Consulting, also participated in the funding and…

Barbeque-Nation appoints Anurag Mittal as CFO

Barbeque-Nation Hospitality Limited, a casual dining restaurant chain, announced the appointment of Anurag Mittal as Chief Financial Officer of the company, with effect from May 19, 2022. According to the company’s exchange filing, “In continuation to our intimation dated May 18, 2022 and pursuant to Regulation 30(6) read with Schedule III of the SEBI (Listing…

Pidilite Industries appoints Meher Pudumjee as Additional Director

Pidilite Industries, a manufacturer of adhesives, sealants and construction chemicals in India, has appointed Meher Pudumjee as an Additional Director (Independent) on its board effective from 18th May 2022. Pudumjee is the chairperson of Thermax Ltd, a Pune based global conglomerate focused on providing energy and environmental solutions. A postgraduate in Chemical Engineering from the…

BigHaat appoints Jitesh Shah as Chief Operating Officer

BigHaat, a Digital Agri Platform, announced it has roped in Jitesh Shah as its Chief Operating Officer to boost the adoption of agri-tech and expand its presence from 10 million farmers to the next milestone. Jitesh Shah, who was earlier with Cropin Technology as its Chief Revenue Officer, is a seasoned professional with over 15+…

TV Today Network appoints Dinesh Bhatia as Group CEO

TV Today Network Limited announced the appointment of Dinesh Bhatia as Group Chief Executive Officer of the company, with effect from May 18, 2022. Dinesh Bhatia, a management graduate has a rich experience of 25 years in media industry. He has worked with HT Media Limited for around 10 years. He is working with the…

ITC Ltd appoints Supratim Dutta to its Board

FMCG major ITC Limited announced the appointment of Supratim Dutta as Whole-time Director on the company’s Board, with effect from July 22, 2022. According to the company’s exchange filing, “recommended for the approval of the Members, appointment of Mr. Supratim Dutta as a Director, and also as a Whole-time Director of the Company for a…

TeamLease appoints Rituparna Chakraborty to its Board

TeamLease Limited, a company that provides staffing and human resource services, announced the appointment of Rituparna Chakraborty as an Executive Director (Additional) on the Board of the company, with effect from May 18, 2022. According to the company’s exchange filing, “we wish to inform you that the Board of Directors of the Company, based on…

Ashish Dikshit re-appointed MD of Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail

Fashion conglomerate Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail Limited has re-appointed Ashish Dikshit as Managing Director of the company, with effect from February 1, 2023. Ashish Dikshit is an Electronics & Electrical Engineer from IIT – Madras and holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from IIM – Bangalore. He is also an alumnus of Harvard Business…

IndiGo appoints Pieter Elbers as CEO, Rono Dutta retires

The Board of Directors of InterGlobe Aviation Limited (IndiGo) appoints Pieter Elbers as Chief Executive Officer, subject to regulatory approvals. He will join IndiGo on or before 01 October 2022. He succeeds Ronojoy Dutta (71) who has decided to retire on 30 September 2022, after guiding IndiGo through the turbulent Covid period. Commending his service,…

Investment firm Jungle Ventures raises $600M fund

Jungle Ventures, a Singapore-based venture capital firm, announced it has closed its fourth fund. Fund IV totals $600 million, with $450 million for new investments and $150 million earmarked for follow-up investments in its portfolio companies. Jungle Ventures was founded in 2012 by Amit Anand and Anurag Srivastava. The fund’s close brings Jungle Ventures’ total…

Drip Capital appoints Shweta Madhusudhan as Global Head, Talent Development and Compensation

Drip Capital, Inc., a digital cross-border trade finance platform offering financing solutions to small and medium businesses (SMBs), announced that Shweta Madhusudan has joined its leadership team as Global Head, Talent Development and Compensation.  An alumnus of the Indian School of Business, Shweta has over 14 years of experience in Human Resources, Consulting, and Research.…

DWA names Deborah Wood as Chairman, Arun Divakaruni to become CEO

DWA Healthcare Communications Group (DWA), a provider of healthcare professional education, engagement, and marketing solutions in the US, announced Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Deborah Wood is now chairman and Arun Divakaruni is chief executive officer. Wood will remain actively engaged with DWA as chair of the DWA board of advisors. DWA is an independent, certified woman-owned network of…